6 h. ago 'Our world fell apart overnight when we woke up to find daughter stiff and blue'

The devastated parents of a 'loving and very cheeky' baby have spoken of the moment their 'world fell apart' when she tragically died unexpectedly in her sleep

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7 h. ago Brendan Rodgers reveals the Celtic talent that excites him most as escalating transfer drive zeroes in on key area

The Hoops boss is set to unleash his big guns in Portugal this weekend

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8 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz swats aside Cameron Norrie to storm into Wimbledon semi

No 2 seed too good for British hopeful in quarter-finalSpaniard will face Fritz in semi after 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 victoryTwo days after his bruising five-set win over Nicolás Jarry and the Chilean’s subsequent criticisms of his frequent cheering, Cameron Norrie immediately made it clear that he would remain true to himself even in the face of one of the greatest young talents his sport has ever seen. After starting his day against Carlos Alcaraz with a positive hold in the opening game, Norrie punctuated that small win with a loud, booming cheer.Although Norrie was angling for a tight tussle, the stratospheric quality presented by his legendary opponent across the net, Alcaraz, ensured that he did not stand a chance. Alcaraz completely laid waste to the last British player standing at Wimbledon with the force of his devastating, astonishingly complete game, effortlessly dismantling Norrie 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 to return to the Wimbledon semi-finals. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Edinburgh International Film Festival Red Carpets: 34 pictures of the stars at the festival

With excitement growing ahead of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival, we’re taking a trip down memory lane.

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12 h. ago Football Daily | Manchester United are back but the revolution will not be televised

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Like a group of lads nervously assembling at an airport pub before jetting off on yet another bonfire of a stag do, Manchester United’s first-team players – well, at least some of them – this week shuffled back into whatever the training ground is called these days, with a few even attempting what was known in the 1990s and the 2000s at Carrington as a smile! New signings Matheus Cunha and teenage left-back Diego León were present and accounted for, while Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho were not, but there was plenty of performative back slapping and canteen handshakes in front of the club’s in-house Social Media Disgrace cameras, which rather fortunately, are going to be the only behind-closed-doors cameras present for United’s 2025-26 season.I didn’t feel respected or anything and I said to myself: ‘I need to put myself into places where I’ll be recognised for doing well.’ I think a lot of English players, they don’t realis...

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12 h. ago Lammy threatens more sanctions on Israel if ceasefire isn’t reached within weeks

The foreign secretary also refused to set a timeframe for when the UK would recognise Palestinian statehood

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13 h. ago ‘A sheer delight to watch’: the 20 most lovable people on British television

From TV’s most infectious laugh to presenters so joyous they make the world a better place, here are the most adorable presences to grace the UK’s screensThere’s a lot to be said for lovability on TV. Whether it’s charming presenters or experts who entertain as they educate, we decided it was high time to salute the people who make our every day viewing a pleasure. Consider it a “soft power list” of TV’s most affable talents.The likes of Mel and Sue, Chris Packham, Clare Balding, Guy Martin, Kaleb Cooper, Roman Kemp, David Olusoga, Joe Lycett, AJ Odudu, Tom Allen and Stephen Mangan narrowly missed the cut. But they’re all just an adorable viral moment away from breaking into the agreeable elite. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago The ‘otherworldly beach’ with romantic ruins that’s just 40 minutes from Cardiff

This fossil-rich beach is packed with rock pools and geological wonders, and it was designated as a part of the Heritage Coast in 1972.

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14 h. ago Tech expert warns 'never say yes' to three questions from callers you don't recognise

With AI advancing all the time, a technology expert warns there are three questions scammers are using that have been designed to catch you out simply by recording your voice saying 'yes'

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15 h. ago Mum of three died from sepsis after GP diagnosed ear infection then medic missed 'blue tinge' symptom

A coroner has called for a review of the methods used to identify sepsis following the death of Charlotte Alderson, 34, from Suffolk, who was diagnosed with an ear infection.

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16 h. ago Debenhams launches 'biggest ever' 80% off Blue Cross sale with 'better' savings than Amazon Prime Day

One of the biggest savings sees a £5,495 GV2 Diamond Swiss Quartz Diamond Watch slashed to £183.75

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16 h. ago Billie Eilish review – pop’s sharpest commentator plays with fame’s power dynamics

OVO Hydro, GlasgowThere’s nowhere for Eilish to hide as she balances intimacy and spectacle, filming her screaming fans as she paces a stage akin to a boxing ringBillie Eilish’s face is blown up across a four-sided, NBA-style jumbotron. Below, tracked by camera crews, she prowls a bare stage akin to a boxing ring – a rectangle slapped in the middle of the arena, fans everywhere she turns. Such media-heavy, mega-watt staging is immediately at odds with ambiguous opener Chihiro: “You won’t forget my name, not today, not tomorrow, kinda strange, feelin’ sorrow,” she murmurs, featherlight, over distant, rumbling subwoofer and watery electric guitar.The challenge for Eilish’s arena tours has always been to balance her talent for intimacy with her clear interest in spectacle. It’s unfortunate but perhaps inevitable that the intricate production quirks of tracks such as Lunch and Wildflower get lost in the mix tonight, with just the drums pounding through, but she compensates with astute t...

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16 h. ago Rising Voices, Bold Visions: The Fresh Talent Redefining Edinburgh Fringe 2025

As the world’s largest arts festival returns, Edinburgh Fringe 2025 is set to showcase an extraordinary wave of fresh voices and bold new talent. This year’s lineup features powerful explorations of identity, resilience, friendship, and societal change—offering audiences a chance to connect with stories that are as timely as they are personal.

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19 h. ago Life Cycle of a Moth by Rowe Irvin review – captivating story of maternal love and male violence

A daughter is brought up isolated from the world in this tender debut novel from an exciting talentIn the woodland, beyond the fence, inside the old forester’s hut, Maya and Daughter live in a world of rituals. The fence is secured with “Keep-Safes” – fingernails, Daughter’s first teeth, the umbilical cord that once joined them – to protect them from intruders. While their days are filled with chores, setting traps for rabbits and gathering firewood, every night they play a game they call “This-and-That”, in which they take it in turns to choose an activity – hair-brushing, dancing, copying – before saying their “sorrys and thank yous” in the bed they share.From the beginning of British author Rowe Irvin’s captivating debut novel, it is clear that Maya has created this life for herself and her daughter – who calls her mother “Myma” – as a refuge from the brutality of the world beyond the fence’s perimeter. Irvin’s tale switches between two narrative strands: present-day chapters nar...

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19 h. ago Lanarkshire MSP recognised for dedication to protecting Scotland's environment

Labour’s Central Scotland list MSP Monica Lennon’s award was ‘in recognition of a MSP who has developed a personal connection with a species or habitat through her Nature Champions role’.

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20 h. ago Woman who died days after horror Audi crash in Airdrie named by police

Maureen Dunn was the passenger of a black Audi A4 which crashed with a blue BMW M2 on Saturday June 28, and she died in hospital on Friday July 4.

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21 h. ago Fossils, forests and wild orchids: exploring the white cliffs of Denmark

A short stretch of chalk cliffs on the island of Møn could soon become a world heritage site due to its unique ecology of wild orchids and geology of 30-million-year-old fossilsAs we sauntered along sun-splashed woodland paths, our knowledgable guide Michael started to explain the links between the local geology and flora. The unusually luminous light green leaves of the beech trees? “That’s due to the lack of magnesium in the chalky soil.” The 18 species of wild orchid that grow here? “That’s the high calcium content. You see? Everything is connected.”That’s a phrase my companion and I kept hearing at Møns Klint on the Danish island of Møn. This four-mile (6km) stretch of chalk cliffs and hills topped by a 700-hectare (1,730-acre) forest was fashioned by huge glaciers during the last ice age, creating a unique landscape. In 2026, a Unesco committee will decide whether Møns Klint (“the cliffs of Møn”) should be awarded world heritage site status, safeguarding it for future generatio...

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21 h. ago Scotsman Obituaries: Lesley Storm, talented poet who brought neglected writers back into print

Lesley Storm, poet. Died: 28 April 2025

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22 h. ago To those who question what Labour stands for – look at Best Start. It will change Britain’s future | Polly Toynbee

Sure Start was New Labour’s finest achievement, and the Tories destroyed it. Now it’s back with a mission to put children at the heart of everythingThey hunt high and low for Labour’s missing message, vision, purpose or identity. Well, here it is, where it always was, in the future of children. It’s what Labour does best, what it is for: building a society where children come first and everything else falls into place. The foundations have now been laid by Bridget Phillipson by finally bringing back Sure Start to England – the most successful achievement of the last Labour government – now rebranded as Best Start family hubs.It’s a pity about the new name, but young parents recognise “hubs”, whereas Sure Start is largely gone and forgotten. Its uprooting began the day Michael Gove arrived as education secretary in 2010. He entered the “Department for Children, Schools and Families” – a name chosen to reflect the awareness that children don’t learn without wraparound care for their w...

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32 h. ago Lauren James’s genius offers England hope but also presents a tricky dilemma

Sarina Wiegman must quickly find a way to make her midfield click – whether that’s with or without one of her brightest starsThere is no doubting that Lauren James is a generational talent. There is natural ability in abundance. She is also an example of what technically gifted women’s players can be when given elite-level coaching from a young age. She is an example of what is to come, an outlier among her peers, having benefited from her father, Nigel, being a Uefa-qualified coach with his own coaching programme that is, in his own words, “about pure ball mastery and delivery with panache, to ultimately create elite technicians of the game”.James is effusive about her father’s input into her career, saying on the Nigel James Elite Coaching website that she is “grateful to my dad for all the time, effort and love that he has put into my football by coaching me in order to help me reach the very best level and fulfil my full potential”. Continue reading...

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